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• TOP STORY: New Android Malware Has Costly Twist • ALSO SEE: How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad • ANALYTIC REPORT: Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities • WHITE PAPER: How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs • MOST POPULAR: 6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012 • BLOG: Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed • WEBCAST: Don't Get Hooked by the Latest Phishing Attacks • RESOURCES: Virtual Event: Social Analytics: The Bridge To Business Value

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MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS UPDATE  JOIN TW ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW TW ON TWITTER TW ON LINKEDIN   Monday, February 06, 2012 REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS   |     MOST POPULAR   |     BLOG   |     WEBCASTS   |     RESOURCES   TOP STORY New Android Malware Has Costly Twist "Polymorphic" malware, tweaked frequently, sends SMS texts to premium-rate numbers until smartphone owner's account balance is depleted. ALSO SEE How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad Call it the stylus snafu: Samsung's over-the-top Super Bowl commercial failed to resonate with viewers and earned widespread mocking on Twitter. Here's why. Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Begin Windows Phone fans who want to get their hands on the Lumia 900 smartphone can reserve one with a $25 deposit at Microsoft stores. Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls. How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference. Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more? iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone. National Security Agency Plans Smartphone Adoption NSA is piloting secure smartphones now and plans broader adoption of commercially available devices that can access classified networks. MORE NEWS   ANALYTIC REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS: FEATURED REPORTS Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities In this report, we explain how to ensure the best defense by thinking like an attacker and identifying the weakest link in your own corporate data chain. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE ANALYTICS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs Data is everywhere, and most of it is not encrypted. Companies need to protect their data to avoid loss of corporate reputation, expensive remediation efforts, loss of goodwill among customers, loss of revenue and other unpleasant results. Learn how encrypting data in transit and at rest can help. MORE WHITEPAPERS   TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM: 6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012 A look at in-memory analysis, visual discovery, big data, mobile BI, cloud and social BI achievements in 2011 and forecasts for the year ahead. How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference. iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone. MORE HEADLINES     INFORMATIONWEEK'S OVER THE AIR BLOG: Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed By Jonathan Feldman Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls. Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky By Paul McDougall Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more? New CEO Won't Stop RIM's Bleeding: Exclusive Research By Art Wittmann IT pros are split on whether a bolder move might have helped the BlackBerry maker, but they almost universally agree that elevating Thorsten Heins to CEO won't help. MORE BLOGS     WEBCASTS: Don't Get Hooked by the Latest Phishing Attacks Attend this live webinar to learn about the latest trends in phishing attacks and how you can keep your organization safe. It happens Wednesday, February 22, 2012 More Information & Registration MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS: Virtual Event: Social Analytics: The Bridge To Business Value Social media are generating tons of data, but that data only becomes truly valuable when examined in context. Attend this virtual Enterprise 2.0 event and learn how social analytics will provide the bridge to unlocking business value. It happens March 25-29 in Orlando, Fla. 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